Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-16
", vet with a glance SO full OF point, that

cleaning white from amid some delicate
cid lace, Melauie seemed sweeter and
fairer than ever woman looked before in
the eyes of her young lover and his elderly |
rival, who wa5 then thinking, in fancy, !
how she would look with the BraybrOoke !
diamonds sparkling on her breast, her |
throat, end brow-tne same magnificent |
diamonds his great grandmother had |
worn at court, when, in the days Of |
"Farmer George" sha had been maid |
of honor TO Queen Charlotte, who, IS
usual with her, coveted the said gems |
sorely,
As he whispered to her there in the
twilight, apart from the rest in that vast
apartment, Sir BrisCo hoped to win her |
almost psssionGteIy, for his years-hOped, |
but not with the eagerness CT youth or |
with the dawn Of love revealing thst life
had something in store for hin hitherto !
unknown.
She wss beautiful, poor, and, so tar as
her unc.e wss concerned, helpless, hal
knew and he never doubted that with
time, patience and perseverance,, his
wealth aud position would wiz her for
him in the end-a bride more beautiful
by far than RAyen55oUTne had ever seen
| before.
Hsd Melanie Talbot been an heiress,
MS hopes mad been less confident, Ger
/ tainiy; but there were depths III her
nature to which Sir BTiscO had no Clew.
/ More than once, taking advantage q the
/ situStl0r, ard while & young lady Was al
/ hicting all present with one OF those rapid
I songs III wl.Ch all words ere u1detaCtg-
/ bic, and which are certainly & pGcU iarity
/ OF "lh2 British draWiGg-r3om, he en-
ce6vCred TO reCUg 20 What bad passed IT
/ Mrs. Ghijliag. 0n'6 laWn-teEni5 party; but
oil that Melaaia was narvCUs.y conscious,
enc tired with all her skill, bus otceD
vSlnly, 10 change tie subjec1, for, with
the cGo.ness bosn Of yeas @05 experience
tae batonetwas pretty pointed.
"Suu you avoid me, CT would seek 10,
Miss Talb0t?' he continued
SIN what way, Sir BriscC?' she asked,
using ner iaa quickly, but UnC0nsciousiy,
"F5teJ with you, Is strangely against
me"
"Picase doE'tb5 melodram 4tic-hOw?"
every hOur-every moment spend
II your society," perhaps uuWisely f5c my
own peace, sees me falling deeper into
the CALF from which 10 hand bu- yours
can ssVe me-
How white, elias. in the moonlight, MS
mustacha looked as he sajQ this into the
girls uEwiIlag ear. lie Gi3 rot speak
; il S leart-orukon accent, certainly; ne
was toe CID, too "casc-hardcuad'' for
that, but to Ael2Die i Wa5 terrible TO
p listen TO this sort OF thing. She, the
PROMISED vile q 1not0eFj WEoS2 eyes
were actually llto upon 1ef, but VINO
= unfortunate reno" vas tleI OaltOL-
r hOled by lLo N.Car on our Indian policy,
Z ana the treason that surrendered Gavin
e pore @f-eG we had captured It.
i Melati7 mac ii Ier E5aTI an emotlol cl
{ Gre p9oVoceh0n'
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F., oa-0 =. Inc Story q as I3E1 lot Ger es-
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2Iok=HIy, exchanges ~ seGfe.9 OF thelI
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T da 5 ale vas ll9c5I II u use an lU-
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b heI 4Is tt-cs Fe40s@4 e1 ~ VA3Is e4SV-
"-.eFe sl2@-G ASFe raised DaII4ec oe-
n tween lh5nl ana pIaC9o tn9lt Intercourse
ID Socis!; on L C.n1FsnI o-sIs.
: n-- az h.t L'Ise Asl i2c5 " IAS. u 81
: DISCO - sI5 l:lt conscious ''iaV ~ wore
+ an expression OF lfouo-e ana anger, 6H'
. thore ne Inj9sCJS the cause mat made h5I
i01g, caGG IasQes oroop-S-lost rest On
: her Pale cne as.
: xvii. you teilk Of what have said be-
: Ioret viii you think OF what l have s4!C
= aoWT' continued SlI brlsco, As II ne nae
5 0Gen Offering Ger some lucrative or e.lSl
. bic situation. "Pro5aoiy not?" ne added
detecting the expression CT Ter face.
!, You are wrong, ST. BIisco-I shall
II think OF you and think kindly, a. long 3!
u live"
|, "kindly-snd nothing more?"
Q Nothing more" replied Me.anie, curt
:. Il now.
d "Why- Oh, Why"
C "Do, Sir BriscQ Ietthis subject cease
L 81 will net sake this IS tiaal answer
Q nor cid he.
n Waen Melanie LETT the Hall to return
II home, Montague Lonsdaie felt piqueC
N and angry-vaguely annoyed. Under tn
- pvpG nOFlp and thQGn 81 their bNl1